Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 41: Secrets hidden in legends

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"The next information will be interesting." Daves smiled mockingly: "A few decades ago, Dorius of the Spartan royal family (remember him, Spartan famous The elder brother of King Kleromones, after failing to fight for the throne with his younger brother, was expelled from Sparta by Kleromones on the grounds that he was sent to colonize the Western Mediterranean.) With his tribe, he came to Sicily, On the grounds that he was a direct descendant of Hercules, he demanded that the Eryxians return the land, but the Eryxians refused, so he led troops to drive away the aborigines and established a colony near Eryxus. City. But at that time Erlux had already become the religious center of the Carthaginians in Sicily. Of course, the Carthaginians would not allow aliens to occupy their core area, so they led a large army to counterattack. Dorius and Most of his people died in battle."

"This is from Herodotus's "History" and should be a fact." Ansitanos is quite familiar with these historical events that took place in the Western Mediterranean.

"Look at this one again. It's the hapless Spartan Prince Dorius. It should be that he tried to be within the sphere of influence of Cyrenaica to the west and Carthage before going to Sicily. A colonial city was established on the coast of Libya, on the grounds that Hercules killed the giant Antaeus in Africa, but was expelled by the Carthaginians... Things like this, there are some in this document. Ansita Lord North, as a historian, if you put aside your Greek identity and analyze this material from a neutral standpoint, you may be able to discover the problem." Daves reminded softly.

"Leave aside the identity of the Greek and stand on a neutral stand..." Ansitanos whispered, seemingly enlightened. He took the book and started to read it again. Gradually, his eyes lit up: "I understand! I understand! These Hercules activities in the Western Mediterranean provide us the Greeks to establish colonies in the Western Mediterranean. A proof of rationalization!..."

Davers smiled: "It should be said that in the distant ages, Hercules was the first hero among us Greeks to explore the Western Mediterranean. And sum up all the stories about him, look at him in the West. Many routes in the Mediterranean itinerary are repeated, even unreasonable, and unnecessary. It can be seen that some stories have happened in real (Of course, Daves cannot deny the existence of Hercules, because it is tantamount to denying his favorite Identities), and some may be fabricated by later generations of Greeks, which can provide moral support for them to invade other people’s lands and establish colonial cities..." Daves pointed to the document and said: "So the previous library The Mai people even took the pig skins of the huge wild boar killed by Hercules from the Peloponnese to Italy, and solemnly stored it in the Temple of Apollo in Kumai, in order to give the natives Prove the legitimacy of the land occupied by the Kumai... And there are still several theories about the battle between Hercules and the giant. One of the locations took place in Great Greece, and the Hercules has been in Canada many times. Legends are left on the land controlled by the Taiji people. I can only say that the Greeks who desperately wanted to find a new home in the Western Mediterranean were so courageous that they dared to attack the Carthaginians..."

At this moment, Ansitaros was immersed in joy: "My lord, thank you for your wake-up! I finally realized what Thucydides said, "Standing on a neutral stand, with an impartial attitude. The wonderful feeling of writing true history!"

"You should be able to do better than him! Once you get rid of the barriers between nations and races, you will look at history from a higher position. I believe you will write a great work!"

Daves' encouragement made Anshitaros a little embarrassed: "My lord, I feel that I still have a gap with Thucydides."

Davos did not continue to discuss with him on this issue, but talked about another issue: "Before you came, Kuno Gorata had come, and he told me that the messenger from Athens had come, and Visited him..."

"The messenger from Athens has come to Turei?" Ansitanos was a little surprised, then he thought of something and asked: "They are looking for allies for this anti-Spartan alliance?"

"It should be." Daves said: "Kunogorata also mentioned that there is a familiar person in the Athens mission."

"Who?" Ansitanos' heart moved.

"Lysias." Daves stared at him and said slowly: "Kunogorata told me that he is a very talented man, but because he is not a citizen of Athens, he can live in Athens. Not so good, I hope I can try my best to save him, what do you think?"

"Stay! Of course I want to keep him!" Ansitanos said excitedly: "When I was young, I had a lot of contact with him. I know he is very talented in prose rhetoric and speech! His articles are natural and not boring to read. Although they are simple but not lacking in interest, they are very easy to resonate with the public. There are three articles written by him when he was young in my family. I often try to figure out the writing skills and rhetoric in them. Technique...If he can stay, I suggest that he be the dean of the Faculty of Arts, which is the best place for him to display his talents."

Hearing this, Daves praised Ansitanos in his heart. He did not feel jealous or slanderous for Lycias’ talent, but rather unreservedly praised from the heart, even He also took the initiative to let Xian, this kind of vain and true scholarly realm made Daves awe, and he was ashamed of his veiled temptation just now. He coughed slightly and said: "...Uh...this keeps Lycia. Si’s task is left to you. I can make a promise here, as long as he is willing to stay, I will immediately propose to the Senate, for him to come to Dionian citizenship, share the land and become Dio Dean of the Faculty of Arts of the Niah College."

"I will do my best to keep him here!" Ansitanos also promised without hesitation.

"For the Dionian League to become the center of the Western Mediterranean, it is not possible to have strong force alone. It also needs a brilliant culture to make the races who have just escaped from ignorance admire and let other city-states admire it!" Daves set the tone for this retention.

"My lord, you are right! Only city-states with splendid civilization can survive the years without being forgotten!" Ansitanos, who is familiar with history, praised sincerely.

"Also, this time the messenger of Athens is called Isocrates, are you familiar with it?" Daves asked again.

"Isocrates?! He is a student of Protagoras, the wise man of Athens." Ansitanos exclaimed: "Of course I know him. He is no less than Lycias' rhetorical genius, and He not only has deep attainments in rhetoric and speech, but also has great experience in teaching students. Many young people from the city-states come to Athens to worship him as a teacher. What is going on today?! Two scholars of Greek literature and language At the same time, I came to Tury!" Ansitanos looked excited.

"Can you give him--" Daves asked hurriedly.

"That's impossible!" Ansitanos shook his head and said, "Isocrates is an Athenian citizen. It is said that he often promoted the advantages of Greeks, especially Athenians, to other races in speeches to young people. Kind of remarks, so it is almost impossible for him to stay in our union of various races..."

Daves sighed regretfully. Although he didn't know much about Greek history in his previous life, he knew the names of the two ancient Athenian orators, Lycias and Isocrates. Who are they? He studied at the University of Political Science and Law, and in the course of "Western Legal History", when he talked about ancient times, the names of these two people couldn't get around.

You can get one of the two. He thought expectantly.

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The next day, Isocrates, who had learned about the general attitude of the Dionian Senate from Lycias, still held great enthusiasm, made careful preparations, and came to the Dionian Senate. ——In this magnificent venue that can accommodate thousands of people.

But there are only less than a hundred elders sitting leisurely, so it looks very empty.

Isocrates would laugh at the waste and blind vanity of the Dionians if they saw this before getting to know the Alliance of Dionians seriously.

But spent more than a day in the city of Turri, watched ball games, tasted Turri’s delicacies, worshipped the Temple of Hades, and visited with Lycias under the leadership of Ansitanos After entering the Dionian Academy, he even pretended to be ordinary people, mixed into the tavern, and chatted with the Dionian people... He already had some understanding of the Dionian League. He knew the composition of the Senate, so he was He didn't feel amused when he saw the large and small number of veterans in the venue so vivid, but felt a chill in his heart, because he seemed to appreciate Dionia's ambitious ambition.

He quickly pressed this annoying thought to the bottom of his heart so that he could concentrate all his energy on the next speech.

At this moment, he felt that someone was watching him, very penetrating, and following his gaze, he saw a young man sitting in the front row of seats facing the center, turning his head to look at him, and throwing at him Gentle smile.

Isocrates also smiled back, and he knew in his heart: This young man is the founder of the Dionian League-Archon Daves. There are too many rumors about him on the streets of Turriy, what? Descendants of Hades, famous generals who have never been defeated, doctors who can bring the dead back to life, extremely clever wise men, great inventors... If you really see me, except for the citizen whose temperament is far above his age, the others are not the same as ordinary people. People are no different. It is hard to imagine that this magnificent conference hall was proposed and planned by him.